Chelsee Washington

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Chelsee Washington
Personal information
Full name Chelsee Teresa Washington [1]
Date of birth (1997-11-17) November 17, 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Dallas, Texas, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Solar Chelsea SC
Dallas Texans SC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 Bowling Green Falcons 81 (19)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 FC Dallas 14 (1)
2020–2022 Orlando Pride 11 (0)
2021–2022 → Canberra United (loan) 13 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 15, 2022

Chelsee Teresa Washington (born November 17, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.

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Early life

Born in Dallas, Texas, Washington was a standout soccer player for Hebron High School and was named the Texas High School District 6-6A MVP Midfielder of the Year in both her junior and senior seasons. As a sophomore she helped guide Hebron to a 24-2-2 record and a 5A State championship. She played club soccer Solar Chelsea SC and the Dallas Texans SC, and was a six-year starter between the two club teams from 2011 to 2016 in the ECNL. [1]

Bowling Green Falcons

Washington played college soccer at Bowling Green State University. She was a four-year starter between 2016 and 2019 as the team won two regular season and two MAC Tournament titles. She earned multiple individual accolades during her tenure including Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Year in 2019 and All-MAC First Team selections in both 2018 and 2019. In 2019, Washington was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region First Team, becoming the second player in school history to earn all-region first-team accolades. [1] [2]

In the 2018 and 2019 offseasons, Washington played for WPSL club FC Dallas, making 14 appearances and scoring one goal. [3]

Professional career

Orlando Pride

Washington was selected in the fourth round (30th overall) of the 2020 NWSL College Draft by Orlando Pride. [2] In doing so she became the first player in program history to be drafted. [4] With the season disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Washington originally signed a short-term contract with Orlando ahead of the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup before the team was forced to withdraw. [5] [6] In September, Washington was signed through the 2021 season and made her debut on September 19, 2020, in the first Fall Series match, entering as an 87th minute substitute in a 0–0 draw with North Carolina Courage. [7] [8] She appeared in all four Fall Series matches for a combined 191 minutes. [9]

On November 1, 2021, Washington joined Australian A-League Women team Canberra United on loan for the 2021–22 season having had her 2022 club option exercised by Orlando. [10] She made 13 appearances and scored three goals, the joint second-most on the team. [9]

Washington was released upon the expiry of her Orlando Pride contract in November 2022. [11]

Career statistics

College

SchoolSeasonDivisionAppsGoals
Bowling Green Falcons 2016 Div. I 191
2017213
2018229
2019196
Career total8119

Club

As of October 1, 2022. [9] [3]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] PlayoffsOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Dallas2018 WPSL 60———60
201981———81
Total141000000141
Orlando Pride 2020 NWSL ———4 [lower-alpha 2] 040
2021 10010——110
2022 1020——30
Total110300040180
Canberra United (loan) 2021–22 A-League Women 133———133
Career total384300040454

Honors

College

Bowling Green Falcons

Individual

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chelsee Washington - Bowling Green Falcons". BGSU Athletics.
  2. 1 2 "Orlando Pride Trades to No. 3 Overall, Selects Midfielder Taylor Kornieck in the 2020 NWSL College Draft". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  3. 1 2 "FC Dallas roster - Chelsee Washington". www.wpslsoccer.com.
  4. ↑ "Chelsee Washington Chosen in NWSL Draft". BSGU Athletics.
  5. ↑ "Orlando Pride Announces Roster Moves Ahead of 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  6. ↑ "Covid-19 forces Orlando Pride out of NWSL tournament amid reports of bar visits". The Guardian. Associated Press. 23 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "Orlando Pride Signs Midfielder Chelsee Washington & Goalkeeper Brittany Wilson". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  8. ↑ "North Carolina Courage vs. Orlando Pride". www.nwslsoccer.com.
  9. 1 2 3 "Chelsee Washington player profile". Soccerway.
  10. ↑ "Orlando Pride Loan Washington, Transfer Haran to Canberra United". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  11. ↑ "Orlando Pride announces 2022 end-of-season contract statuses". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  12. ↑ "Back-to-back: Bowling Green Claims MAC Women's Soccer TitleTitle". getsomemaction.com. 10 November 2019.
  13. ↑ "MAC Announces 2019 Women's Soccer Postseason Awards". getsomemaction.com. 7 November 2019.
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